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Learn more about how glass is colored (such as in the picture above).
 

Course Syllabus   Download the official syllabus for the course. Download now.     

Link to the lab website, Chm 204, Fall Semester, 2019

Links to other useful tutorials. periodic tables and more!
The Periodic Table Song

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Unit 1 lectures (Chapters 1 and 2) (Checklist for CK1)

Lecture notes Wednesday, 21 August 2019.

Lecture notes Friday, 23, August 2019

Lecture notes Monday, 26 August 2019

Lecture notes Wednesday, 28 August
2019

Lecture notes Friday, 30 August 2019

Lecture notes Wednesday, 4 September 2019

Lecture/Review notes Friday, 6 September 2019

Exam 1 Monday, September 9, 2019

Wednesday, September 11, 2019  No class today due to the Mass of the Holy Spirit, however you can pick up your exam today during class time. 

Chapter 1  Introduction

Map of countries in the world that do not use the metric system (Ref):


Chapter 2  Atoms, Molecules and Ions

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Become Nomenclature Certified!  Start by learning the "Rules for Naming Ionic, Covalent-molecular and Acidic Compounds."

Try Quizlet flash cards of the ionics!  Use the Flashcard feature and then the Learn feature!

Nomenclature Guided Self-test Questions  and Answer Key


Final Practice Nomenclature Quiz after you are done with the Guided Self-test, (like the one you'll be taking)  After you take the quiz, check your answers! (Find one mistake!)

The periodic table song!
 

Unit 2 lectures (Chapters 3, 4) Checklist for CK2

    Quizlet flashcards for Solubility Rules and Quizlet flashcards for Acid Nomenclature

        Lecture notes Friday, 13 September 2019

        Lecture notes Monday, 16 September 2019

        Lecture notes Wednesday, 18 September 2019

        Lecture notes Friday, 20 September 2019

        Lecture notes Monday, 23 September 2019

        Lecture/Review notes Wednesday, 25 September 2019

        Exam 2, Friday 27 September 2019

Unit 3 lectures (Chapters 4, 5, and 6) Checklist for CK3 How salt dissolves video.  See how it dissolved to music! 

        Lecture notes Monday, 30 September 2019          

        Lecture notes Wednesday, 2 October 2019

        Lecture notes Friday, 4 October 2019

        Lecture notes Monday, 7 October 2019

        Lecture notes Wednesday, 9 October 2019

        Lecture notes Friday, 11 October 2019 

        Lecture/Review notes Monday 21 October 2019

        Exam 3 Wednesday 23 October 2019

        See Rutherford's original paper on the discovery of the nucleus in 1911!

Unit 4 lectures (Chapters 7, 8, and 9) Checklist for Exam 4  

        Lecture notes Friday, 25 October 2019

        Lecture notes Monday, 28 October 2019

        Lecture notes Wednesday, 30 October 2019

        Lecture notes Friday,
1 November 2019

        Lecture notes Monday, 4 November 2019

        Lecture notes Wednesday, 6 November 2019

        Lecture/Review Notes: Friday, 8 November 2019

        Exam 4 Monday 11 November 2019 


Unit 5 lectures (Chapters 10, 11 and 12) Checklist for Exam 5

Lecture notes Wednesday, 13 November 2019

Lecture notes Friday, 15 November 2019

Lecture notes Monday 18 November 2019

Lecture notes Wednesday 20 November 2019

Lecture notes Friday, 22 November 2019

Lecture/Review notes Monday, 2 December 2019

Exam 5, Wednesday 4 December 2019

Review for Final Friday, 6 December 2019

   
Click on either picture to see an enlargement.  What caused this to happen?


The 2019 Unit Cell Builders (from an orange)

 
2019 Orange Unit Cell Builders: Left photo: Baylee, Mara, Seth and Nathan; Right photo: Ashley, Rachel, Jackie, Tommy, Lauren, Ashley and Truman

Video of hydrogen-bonding in water. Play.


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Ashley A., Dr M., Kate T., Nathan Z., Grace O., Lexie B., Josh F., Cheney L., Eve A., Tanner S.

Old Exams with answers:


Exam 1 from Fall 2008 with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 1 from Fall 2009 with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 1 from Fall 2010 with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 1 from Fall 2011 (Chapters 1, 2, 3) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 1 from Fall 2012 (Chapters 1, 2, 3) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 1 from Fall 2013 will cover Chapters 1 - 2. Download pdf file

Exam 1 from Fall 2014 will cover Chapters 1, 2 and part of 3. Download pdf file

Exam 1 from Fall 2015 will cover Chapters 1 and 2. Download pdf file

Exam 1 from Fall 2017 will cover Chapters 1 and 2. Download exam with answer key.

Exam 1 from Fall 2018 will cover Chapters 1 and 2. Download exam with answer key.

Exam 1 from Fall 2019 will cover Chapters 1 and 2. Download exam with answer key.


Exam 2 from Fall 2008 with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 2 from Fall 2009 (Chapters 3 and 4) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 2 from Fall 2010 with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 2 from Fall 2011 with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 2 from Fall 2012 with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 2 from Fall 2013 (Chapters 3 and 4) with answers: Download pdf file

Exam 2 from Fall 2014 (Chapters 3 and 4) with answers: Download pdf file

Exam 2 from Fall 2015 (Chapter 3) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 2 from Fall 2017 (Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Sections 1 - 3, and 5 - 9) with answers: Download with answers

Exam 2 from Fall 2018 (Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Sections 1 - 3, and 5 - 9) with answers: Download with answers
 

Exam 2 from Fall 2019 (Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Sections 1 - 3, and 5 - 9) with answers: Download with answers



Exam 3 from Fall 2008 with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 3 from Fall 2009 (Chapters 5 and 6) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 3 from Fall 2010 (Chapters 5 and 6) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 3 from Fall 2011 (Chapters 6 - 8) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 3 from Fall 2012 (Chapters 5(very end) - 8) with answers: Download as pdf file


Exam 3 from Fall 2013 (Chapters 5 and 6) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 3 from Fall 2014 (Chapters 5 and 6) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 3 from Fall 2015 (Chapters 4) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 3 from Fall 2017 (Chapters 4 (Redox part), 5 and 6) with answers: Download as pdf .

Exam 3 from Fall 2018 (Chapters 4 (Redox part), 5 and 6) with answers: Download as pdf .

Exam 3 from Fall 2019 (Chapters 4 (Redox part), 5 and 6) with answers: Download as pdf .


Exam 4 from Fall 2008 with answers: Download as pdf file


Exam 4 from Fall 2013 (Chapters 7 and 8) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 4 from Fall 2015 (Chapters 5 and 6) with answers: Download as pdf file


Exam 4 from Fall 2009 (Chapters 7 and 8) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 4 from Fall 2010 (Chapters 7 and 8) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 4 from Fall 2011 (Chapters 9 and 10) with answers: Download now as a pdf file

Exam 4 from Fall 2012 (Chapters 9 and 10) with answers: Download now as a pdf file

Exam 4 from Fall 2013 (Chapters 9 and 10) with answers: Download now as a pdf file

Exam 4 from Fall 2014 (Chapters 9 and 10) with answers: Download now as a pdf file

Exam 4 from Fall 2017 (Chapters 7 - 8 - 9) with answers: Download now.

Exam 4 from Fall 2018 (Chapters 7 - 8 - 9) with answers: Download now.

Exam 4 from Fall 2019 (Chapters 7 - 8 - 9) with answers: Download now. 



Exam 5 from Fall 2008 with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 5 from Fall 2009 (Chapters 9 and 10) with answers: Download now as pdf file

Exam 5 from Fall 2013 (Chapters 9 and 10) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 5 from Fall 2015 (Chapters 7 - 8 - 9) with answers: Download as pdf file

Exam 5 from Fall 2017 (Chapters 10 (Gases) and 11(Solids and Liquids)) with answers: Download now.


Exam 5 from Fall 2018 (Chapters 10 (Gases) and 11(Solids and Liquids)) with answers: Download now.


Exam 5 from Fall 2019 (Chapters 10 (Gases) and 11(Liquids) and 12 (Solids) with answers: Download now.




Exam 6 from Fall 2008 with answers: Download as pdf file


Exam 6 from Fall 2015 with answers: Download as pdf file

Final Exam:


Review for the final, The final is Tuesday, December 10,  2019 at 3:30, Rigge 120.


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